Capital Audiofest 2022: A Fantastic Show
CAF 2022 was fantastic! There were many great sounding rooms, and everyone was in good spirits. Soon after the show kicked off, many rooms became so packed, I couldn’t enter. SRO! As always, my eyes and ears bulge to take it all in. CAF organizer and promoter Gary Gill (above) has much to be proud…
Top WWE Superstar Reportedly Injured on SmackDown
Kofi Kingston is reportedly injured. It was originally reported by FightFans that Kingston suffered an arm injury on last night’s WWE SmackDown, but then Dave Meltzer reported that Kingston is dealing with a leg injury, but no other details are known as of this writing. Friday’s SmackDown featured an in-ring segment with Kingston, Xavier…
Drew McIntyre Still Thinks It Is Insanely Cool That He Can Play As Himself In A WWE Video Game
Drew McIntyre is one of the toughest talents on the WWE roster, but the Scottish Warrior knows he is still a kid at heart. The former two-time world champion discussed this topic during a recent interview with HOT Mornings On Demand, where he expressed his excitement to be in the upcoming WWE 2K23 video…
Jeff Tweedy: Wilco’s Midwestern Yankee Embraces a Country Court
Jeff Tweedy photos by Whitten Sabbatini / Wilco photos by Peter Crosby Jeff Tweedy is an artist who transcends time. Wait—let me clarify that. Tweedy, the multi-hyphenate singer, songwriter, guitarist, and co-producer for the midwestern-bred alt-rocking Americana band Wilco, has spent the bulk of his career creating music that crosses the divides between past, present,…
January 2023 Classical Record Reviews
Nielsen: Symphonies 4 (The Inextinguishable) & 5 Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Fabio Luisi, cond. Deutsche Grammophon (16/44.1 download). 2022. Bernhard Güttler, prod.; Mikkel Nymand, eng. Performance ***** Sonics ****½ Luisi serves up forthright yet unusually cultivated Nielsen. His suave manner, a bit like Rattle’s, smooths the music’s rougher edges; he doesn’t overplay, literally or figuratively,…
WWE Announces Host for WrestleMania 39, Seth Rollins – Logan Paul Update
Veteran WWE Superstar The Miz will host WrestleMania 39. Tonight’s WWE RAW featured a special WrestleMania Goes Hollywood edition of MizTV, with The Miz revealing the contents of the secret envelope that wife Maryse gave him last week as an anniversary gift. The big reveal was The Miz hosting WrestleMania. Click Here: custom injection…
Chris Jericho Never Sees Himself Back In WWE, Says He Takes Great Pride At What AEW Has Accomplished
Chris Jericho is extremely proud at what he has been able to accomplish under the AEW banner. The Ocho spoke on this topic during a recent interview with the Daily Star, where he told the publication that he will most likely never return to WWE and finish his career with AEW. Jericho adds that…
February 2023 Jazz Record Reviews
Scenes: Variable Clouds Rick Mandyck, tenor saxophone; John Stowell, guitar; Jeff Johnson, bass; John Bishop, drums Origin 82862 (CD, also download). 2022. Bishop, Johnson, Stowell, prods.; Dave Dysart, eng. Performance **** Sonics **** If these four guys are not the best players in the Pacific Northwest on their respective instruments, they are all on very…
Von Schweikert Audio, VAC, Synergistic Research, and Scott Walker Audio
On the third and last day of the Florida Audio Expo, I realized I hadn’t listened to Von Schweikert speakers in donkey’s years. With only 35 minutes to spare till closing time, I made my way to the third-floor room where, according to the show literature, I should hear a pair of Von Schweikert Endeavor…
ROH TV Preview for Tonight: Three Title Matches, Eddie Kingston In Action, Rush and Dralistico, More
Nine matches have been announced for tonight’s ROH TV episode, which will air at 7pm ET via the HonorClub platform at watchroh.com. ROH TV will be headlined by three title matches with ROH Women’s World Champion Athena, ROH Pure Champion Wheeler Yuta and ROH World Television Champion Samoa Joe defending. Eddie Kingston will also…